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In article <4691@watcgl.waterloo.edu>, awpaeth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Alan Wm Paeth) writes:

>As I recall the current telephone number arrangement is truly by
> "land-line" -- the NBS has arranged with Bell that the signals not be
> routed via satellite, as the speed of light path delay becomes a
> significant fraction of a second.  These guys are always "on guard for
> purity", and seem to do a good job at that.
>
>   /Alan Paeth
>   Computer Graphics Laboratory
>   University of Waterloo

  This doesn't make sense to me, so I'm not sure you're saying what I think
you are.

  If I originate the call, my local telephone provider doesn't necessarily
know that I'm calling the NBS Time Service, and it would route my call via
the most viable way.  That's not likely to be via "land-line" from Nevada
to Colorado.

  In addition, the "speed of light delay" via satellite shouldn't be much
different than the speed of light delay over a copper wire...

Glenn
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